Welcome

Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) offer enormous opportunity for patients and providers to work together to increase quality of care, lower costs and improve the health of the community. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) opened up new opportunities for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries to take advantage of care in an Accountable Care Organization and gave ACOs new opportunities to serve this important population. ACO's from around the country have come together to form NAACOS with the following mission:

Foster growth of ACO models of care;

Participate with Federal Agencies in development & implementation of public policy;

Provide industry-wide uniformity on quality and performance measures;

Educate members in clinical and operational best practices;

Collectively engage the vendor community, and

Educate the public about the value of accountable care.

The Benefits of Membership

NAACOS was formed by ACOs.NAACOS is governed by ACOs.NAACOS’ complete agenda is ACOs.

As a member of NAACOS, ACOs have the opportunity to contribute to and shape policy agenda. NAACOS is THE voice of ACOs to CMS, the White House and on Capitol Hill. Members also benefit from operational resources NAACOS provides for starting and maintaining successful ACOs.

Business and Alliance Partners have exclusive opportunities to attend and exhibit at NAACOS’ conferences which is closed to the general vendor population. NAACOS partners receive valuable tools and resources to help them better engage the ACO community. If your organization’s goal is to engage health care’s leaders and decision makers, joining the NAACOS Partner Network is an intelligent choice.